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ST GOBANS COLLEGE WINS CREDIT UNION SCHOOLS DEBATING COMPETITION |
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Written by Finbarr O'Shea
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Thursday, 01 May 2008 |
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CONGRATULATIONS 
To the debating team from St Goban’s College, who won the West Cork Credit Unions Schools Debating Competition 2008. Represented by Deirdre Hurley (Captain), Siobhan Hickey, Mark Holland and Elaina O’Brien, the Bantry school beat Mercy Heights Secondary School, Skibbereen, in a keenly contested and absorbing final at the Parkway Hotel, Dunmanway, on 9 April. Now in its fifth year, the competition is one of a number of joint initiatives undertaken by the West Cork Credit Unions. This year fourteen schools from throughout West Cork participated in the competition, which consists of two phases: local and regional. In the local phase, schools within each credit union area compete against each other, and the winners of these local competitions represent their area in the West Cork phase. The local Bantry debate was held in late November. Debating the motion ‘That excessive consumption of alcohol is the most important problem facing Irish society’, the St Goban’s team of Deirdre, Elaina, Mark and Siobhan defeated a very good Ardscoil Phobal Bheanntraí team who themselves were doing well in another debating competition. |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 08 May 2008 )
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ARDSCHOIL PHOBAL AWARDS NIGHT |
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Written by Michael Milner
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Thursday, 01 May 2008 |
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Ardscoil Phobal Awards Night 2008 
The Ardscoil Phobal Bheanntrai Awards Night was held recently at the Westlodge Hotel. Principal, Mr, Michael Milner said it was his privilege to introduce the guest of honour Graham Canty, a past pupil of the school, current Captain of the Cork Senior Football Team and the only Cork player in any code to win an All-Star Award in 2OO7. In his address Graham spoke of his passion for Gaelic football. He said that he is always trying to improve his game, and acknowledged the fact that numerous people had helped him along the way. He emphasised the fact that success in sport, as in any area of life, always requires hard work. He stated that the inevitable setbacks along the way only serve to make success all the sweeter. He further emphasised the value of sport as a great way of getting to know people and gaining a feeling of belonging. When he went to college he joined the football team and ‘immediately had thirty new friends.’ He also spoke of the importance of an interest in sport or other pastime in maintaining a balanced lifestyle. Graham concluded by congratulating the award winners and encouraging the students to achieve their goals but ‘especially to enjoy themselves along the way’. |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 29 April 2008 )
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UCC COMMERCE FACULTY - SPRING ROAD SHOW 2008 |
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Written by Noel O'Mahoney
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Thursday, 01 May 2008 |
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The Commerce Faculty Road Show will be in Bantry Library on Wednesday 7th May 2008 from 7-9pm. The purpose of the road show is to provide information to prospective senior cycle students and their parents on the suite of business programmes available from the Commerce Faculty at UCC. Leaving Cert students who are still undecided about their CAO preferences and who may wish to change their choice before 1st July deadline are most welcome to attend. Mature students (aged 23 years and over) who are considering applying to UCC for business courses in the academic year 2008/09 are also very welcome. The format of the evening will be a Power Point Presentation on the degree programmes followed by a question and answer session. Light refreshments will also be available. |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 29 April 2008 )
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